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“I guess my critics … think we’re going to do business as usual in Washington. I’m their worst nightmare,” he said.

McCain, who has spent the last two months rallying the Republican Party, also played defense on attacks about his age, citing his vigor and energy on the trail.

Obama strategist David Axelrod and Clinton strategist Geoff Garin traded barbs on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about when the Democratic nominee would be chosen.

Garin urged delegates to wait until June 3, the end of the primary season, to make their final voting decision.

“We have 10 contests left. We recognize that we have to show up well in all of the contests, but we’re going to let the process play through,” Garin said. “The reality is neither candidate will have enough delegates.”

Axelrod criticized the Clinton campaign for negative television ads shown in Pennsylvania and defended Obama’s patriotism after McCain questioned his ties to a member of the radical 1960s group the Weathermen.

“I don’t know anyone more patriotic who loves this country more than Barack Obama,” Axelrod said.

Other Democratic surrogates went toe-to-toe on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” Host Bob Schieffer asked Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, a Clinton supporter, if he had set “the goal pretty high there, saying you’ve got to win it big.”

Rendell backed off a bit. “Well, sure,” he said. “But I guess the rub is what's ‘big,’ Bob?” He argued that Obama has massively outspent Clinton in Pennsylvania and that the investment has made a wide Clinton margin less likely. “So to win by four, five, six, seven points under that type of spending differential, that would be a huge and very significant victory,” he said.

Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.), an Obama backer, also tried to lower expectations, saying Obama’s “made tremendous progress in the last six or seven weeks. I don't know if it's enough progress to have a close race or a winning race.”

Casey and Rendell sparred over the tone of the campaign, with Rendell accusing the Obama camp of hypocrisy for avowing high-mindedness while going on the attack. Rendell didn’t deny that Clinton had been at least as negative, “but we are not hypocritical about it,” he said.

Both surrogates were asked about the prospect of an Obama-Clinton ticket, and Rendell was more enthusiastic. “I think it would be a ticket that would guarantee the party would be united. It would cause excitement all through the country. I think it would sweep to a victory but I don't speak for the campaign,” he said.

Casey, on the other hand, said it was “kind of early to talk about running mates.”

Obama is trying to buy the Presidency....starting with Pennsylvania. He floods the air-waves like a millionaire that thinks he can buy anything or anybody. I hope Pennsylvanians show him differently. Not everything is for sale these days. Some people love this country too much to sell out to his big-money machine. He uses money from his "Hope Fund" to buy super-delegates. It's not illegal to do it, near as I know, so he has no qualms. His supporters trumpet every time a super-delegate moves over to Obama. They move because of the money he promises them, not because he is such a great man. A great man wouldn't do that in the first place. Hillary doesn't have money to buy super-delegates, she has to rely on the loyalty of those she and Bill have helped in the past. Obama's campaign is not about "Hope", it's about cynicism. To believe that you can "buy" the White House is the most cynical slap in the face a candidate could deliver to to the American Dream.

Hako, you're right. He shouldn't campaign there. He shouldn't spend money that his donors have asked him to spend in getting his message out to people who, up until a few weeks ago, have had only Rendell and his political machine to listen to. He should have just laid down and let Hillary say whatever she wants regardless of her own questionable ethics. Nobody's perfect- but we should try to maintain some semblance of objectivity.

If they ever make a movie about the 1968 riots at the Chicago Democratic convention.....Ed Rendell could easily play the part of Rlchar Daley. He is a caricature of an old time ward boss. Sorry Ed......"What you are shouts so loudly.....we cannot hear what you say"

Hillary is going to win and that is way she is staying in so long .. She was promised this when she stayed with Bill after his women and impeachment problems. That is why she is talking about the superdelegates and how they can vote the way they want and not the way people want. This is also how she got the NY senate job. Just a stop on her way to run the country.

Obama's Friendships with some of the most anti American people in the land. His Closest friends of the past 20 some years. Radical Anti-American sentiment, Some with extremely close Muslim ties. Some with Defamation of the government and Americans, terrorist of the country by bombings. Many he tried to keep secret from the American people, most he has lie about how well he knew them many times over. These are the people who help launch his political career. Work hard along the way to get him where he is today. Most of them generating funding and anything else needed to insure his wins. They have more at stake at this then he does. Why would anyone want to place him in the place of the strictest top Secret information of this country. He has continually Blamed the government for everything.Found Fault with everything about the government. His claim to fame is he wants to change the government. I am sure Him and his Radical friends would love to do exactly that. With a support base they probably have aquired over the they years is probably capable. It is as serious as a heart Attack, Not impossible. The UCC church, which TUCC is a part of, is for some pretty radical political movements. They all have military Drill teams. Why do churches need drill teams with military uniforms for? The have lobbyist office in Washington DC. Their newest cause is to demand Israel to lay down their arms, tear down their walls, But have no demands on Palestine or Hammas. All can be documented. Obama came from now where fast, with nothing. If you take away his speeches you have, NOTHING. He refuses to do anything more than speeches. He has not shown any dedication to America, He has not shown any loyalty to America, He has shown no Patriotism to America. All he does is condemn it. Everything America does is wrong in his eyes, He blames America for everything. He didn't say fix the government, He did not say clean it up. He said CHANGE IT! I love the freedoms I enjoy Living in America. I love America. I am proud of it, and never ashamed to show it. I will Put my hand on my heart when they Play the National Anthem. I will tie yellow bows on my porch to support our troops. I will flag the American Flag every day, with Pride. Sometimes More than words, make something Great Better. Time for us all to wake up, think and know what you do. Someone God Damned America and people got up set, They were called Racist, the one Damning the country was forgiven. Getting upset for someone God Damning this Great country is not racism. I am Proud of all those who got upset when someone God Damned their America, Showed me they love America and are truly Patriotic.

The reason that The Clinton machine will not stop is because at this point they are DESPERATE. We only know the surface of how corrupt and vile they can and have been. The desperation comes from years of feeling that they could just walk into the position and they are finding out it is not that easy. THERE WILL be information in the future of very very shady goings on by the Clintons and why not, in their minds they would just be able to hand out pardons to everyone again in order to cover their own buts. GOOD LUCK begging the pardons on behalf of the next administration which is certainly not going to be your lying cheating stealing exaggerating incompetent bunch of loonies that you surround yourself with. IF THE MEDIA TOLD THE TRUE MATH HILLARY COULD NOT GET ONE MORE DOLLAR IN DONATIONS

He should have just laid down and let Hillary say whatever she wants regardless of her own questionable ethics. Nobody's perfect- but we should try to maintain some semblance of objectivity.

In fact, tumble, Obama is OUTSPENDING Hillary by about 4-to-1 at least in PA. That is part of why he's been able to close the 20+ point gap since the last primaries.

So, yes, the millions he spending does make a difference - in short, he is trying to buy the election! Fair enough. But how about the man Obama himself, and his political history ?

Obama is SLICK, he is SMOOTH, and he is a CHAMELEON.

Look in his background and record, and you see someone that is ALWAYS preaching hope, but NEVER DELIVERING when given the opportunity!

He is POWER-GRABBING, and uses his good looks and smooth talk to woo people. But when actually voted in, HE DOES NOT DELIVER. Check his record in IL and US Senates.

He talks about BRINGIG PEOPLE TOGETHER, but has NEVER been able to achieve that in all his political career.

He uses his white mother as cover, but writes a whole book about his black father whom he barely knew. In this book - Dreams From My Father - he clearly lambasts and rejects his white ancestry. The toils of his own mother raising him, and his white grandparents seem to mean little to him.

He whitewashes his Muslim ancestry for political gain but by finding comfort around people like Louis Farrakhan he betrays his own inner disdain for America.

And yet, we are supposed to take him ONLY at his word. Because he gives a good speech and makes people emotional, NOTHING ELSE SHOULD MATTER ! My God !

His association with far-left anti-white, anti-American black racists is not supposed to be considered either. The violent, racist Black Panthers endorse him and they proudly post it on his own website, and THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO MATTER EITHER!

Wake up America before it is too late!

As the saying goes, "The devil you know is BETTER than the angel you don't know."

Pennsylvania, please help us stop this dangerous guy before it's too late.

Campaigning or Big Business. We only see millionaires running for president and who say's they are the most qualified to run this country. None of the current candidates have this countries best interest in mind. I don't think I can name one presidential candidate recently that has not bought the office of the presidency through advertisement, positive and or negative, and PR. There are no more Abraham Lincolns anymore. We really do not know much about candidates that the media doesn't tell us or the all important photo ops that mean nothing.

Pennsylvania, please help us stop this dangerous guy before it's too late.

UMMMM I do not know what time your clock says, but it has been way too late for way too long and no one is just willing to open their eyes and not take the line fed by the media that this is still a close race. It is not and has not been close by a long shot. Ohio was equivalent to using a portable hydrant on a five alarm blaze. The obama fire has swept the nation and Hillary to her credit has put up a good fight but her blaze has dwindled to a mere skeleton of a staff and maniacs huddled around on internet blogs all trying to keep their hands warm, but the cold is settling in and those sticking around are at risk of frostbite in the very near future.

Hillary is going to win and that is way she is staying in so long .. She was promised this when she stayed with Bill after his women and impeachment problems. That is why she is talking about the superdelegates and how they can vote the way they want and not the way people want. This is also how she got the NY senate job. Just a stop on her way to run the country.

You may not agree with me, but I believe her MoveOn rant was a calculated leak to position herself closer to the center.

This will make it harder for Obama not to be seen as an unelectable leftist liberal tied to West Coast ideology.

Do you notice how angry all the anti-Obama posts sound? Do you know why? That is the sound of LOSING you hear. Now we are realistic and we know HIll is going to win in Pa by somewhere around 7. So you all will have a little confetti and a good nite. Then we get back to business in NC and soon it will be over. Try and lose gracefully Clinton supporters. You should be used to losing by now.

UMMMM I do not know what time your clock says, but it has been way too late for way too long and no one is just willing to open their eyes and not take the line fed by the media that this is still a close race. It is not and has not been close by a long shot. Ohio was equivalent to using a portable hydrant on a five alarm blaze. The obama fire has swept the nation and Hillary to her credit has put up a good fight but her blaze has dwindled to a mere skeleton of a staff and maniacs huddled around on internet blogs all trying to keep their hands warm, but the cold is settling in and those sticking around are at risk of frostbite in the very near future.

Maybe you are the one that need to check your clock, bro.

Are you aware that there've been no contests since Rev. Wright/etc. came to light?

Make no mistake about it, Obama's slick, sleight of hand moves is about to catch up with him as Americans dig deeper to go beyond the smooth talk, good speeches and good looks.

OBAMA IS TOAST.

This will become apparent as the rest of the primaries are run, and the SuperDs finally see the light and give the nod to Hillary.

Why do you think the powers-that-be of the DNC are so afraid for the rest of the primaries, and want to cut it short? Yes, their darling boy Obama is in trouble and his troubles will only compound as time goes on. Hillary is their best hope of carrying the White House in November.